The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-26

my color. Indeed, think was more ienlentiy
treated by my classmates than some white men.
l minded my own business, and got along very
well"
Or Senator Evartss five daughters. only one
remains unmarried His twin sons, one OF
whom was married a few days ago. are graduates
of Yale and were very popular while at college
One of them was valedictoran of his class, while
his brother stood very near the top.
SOME one sent poor picture of Patti to the
songstress with a request that she write her au-
tograph below it. She said: GOOD gracious!
What an abominable picture! I can't sign that"
She thought moment. Then she turned 1t over
and wrote on it: ''Who is this! don't know.
Adelina Patti"
AN item is going the rounds that"W. H. Ban
croft the California historian, keeps eight type
writers busy AS matter of fact, Mr. Ban
croft does not write his histories at all, but en-
ploys large force of capable writer's to produce
them for him. and it is these men who keep the
type-writers busy.
A TENNESSEE newspaper contains the follow
ing: eve are rejoiced to know that j. c. Rack
helt, that prince of gentlemen and czar OF cult
ure has secured the contract for building the
plank sidewalk in front OF the Gibbons block.
He is a gentleman of the old school and knows
good piece of plank when he sees It."
DIxEY says: 'It is better to make one woman
laugh than four men. She'll tell more people
about it, and it'll do you and the box-offce moro
people saying you're funny. man may think
you're funny. but he won't say anything ABOUT
it. A woman will. She'll tell her friends and
they'll want to go and see you The actors that
please the women are successful"
THE only meat which Mr.. Edison the inventor,
will eat is beefsteak. He likes all kinds of vece-
tables and for dessert always takes fruit, straw
minutes to eat his dinner. Soups are omitted
from his table. When Mr. Edison uses the tele
phone he fairly shocks whoever receives his mes
sage by talking very loudly. Being slightly deaf
he does not appreciate the high pitch OF his own
voice
CHARLES ALDEN, of Randolph, Mass, once
of the richest inventors in New England
committed suicide on Monday to escape the pangs
of poverty. For one patent alone, that for the
evaporation of apples, he received the sum of
$500. 900. In former years he was member of
the Board of New York Aldermen, and was
looked upon of the most promising real
estate dealers in the metropolis. Unfortunate
speculations swept all his possessions away.
A PENNSYLVANIA stock-raiser who took q lot
of fne Berkshire hogs to an agricultural fair in
South Carolina was much chagrined because
they attracted little notice. while the native
swine were surrounded by admiring farmers
He asked Carolinian why his fine stock got no
attention, while the lean. lank, long-legged, I'M
profitable native razor-backs got it all. The
Carolinian shifted his ouid and replied:
.iStranger, hit amt no uae for we-uns to raise
no hogs that cyarn't run Eastern a darkey."
THE Tabernacle Baptist Church, of New York
recently borrowed 500. 900 under peculiarly IA
vorable circumstances. OF the amount loaned,
$50, 900 was advanced by John D. Rockefeller a
like sum by Jabez A. Bostwick and So, 900 by
Caroline G. Bishop. The. mortgages to the par
ties named were recorded Monday. The interest
to be paid to each is 81 per year. and no fore
closure will be made SO long as the church edi-
fee on Second avenue. north of Tenth street. is
I ,@a5,, I'D hnn nf
ship" After advancing the money the mort
gagees Immediately presented their claims to
the Southern New York Baptist Association.
HIGGINsvILLE, No., has a mathematical won
der who doesn't know a letter of the alphabet or
one printed figure from another, but who is
wonderfully strong mental calculations, max
ing them off-hand. His name is Reuben Fields,
and he is thrty-six years of age. He claims that
his gift vas given from heaven. and says it came
to him sunnenly when eight years old. He says
the Lord mado but one Samson. one Solomon
and one Reuben Fields. To the one he gave
strength, the other wisdom. and to himself math-
ematical instinct. He guards this instinct with
the utmost care, and will not answer questions
unless he is paid, fearing that it will be taken
from him should he use it to satisfy idle curios-
| ity.
| THE late James Grant, the novelist. was
! fo merly very popular in Edinburgh. When
ever his magnificent face with it's black mus
| tache, almost novelty in those days. was seen
| in Prince street, the passers-by nudged each
| other with. awe, and said: There goes the
| Black Dragon" Mrs. Grant in those days was
| one of three sisters who were all very fine and
large" They were present at all the social func
| tons in the Scottish capital 1t was standing
| joke that 1t was not safe to invite to any one
house more than two of these ladies at one time,
on account OF their great weight. Mrs. Grant on
| festive occasions won't to appear in gorgeous
| garments of yellow and as Mr.. James Grants
yellow Frigare" was then extremely popular
with the rising generation. the novelist and his
| wife generally alluded to the 'Black
! Dragon" and the yellow Frigate."